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Recognised as Colour

#59AA5E

  • #59AA5E
  • Green
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium seagreen

#59AA5E is a green with RGB values 89, 170, 94 and HSL 124°, 32%, 51%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium seagreen.

Colour values

#59AA5E#59AA5E
HEX#59AA5E
RGBrgb(89, 170, 94)
RGB (0–1)0.349, 0.6667, 0.3686
RGB percentages34.9%, 66.7%, 36.9%
HSLhsl(123.7, 32.3%, 50.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(123.7, 47.6%, 66.7%)
CMYK47.6%, 0%, 44.7%, 33.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,876,318
CSS custom property--colour: #59AA5E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.31681WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness142.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.34:1
Contrast with white2.86:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.34:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#939393
Inverted#A655A1

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#AD9D58no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 37.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#A19663no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 37.4 from the original
Tritanopia#4DA698no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 34.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.86:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.34:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium seagreen · ΔE 10.6Sea green · ΔE 16.4Forest green · ΔE 20.2Olivedrab · ΔE 23.6Dark seagreen · ΔE 23.6Light green · ΔE 24.7
Nearest named CSS colourMedium seagreen (#3CB371)ΔE 10.58, a distinctly different colour
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#AA59A5
Analogous#7DAA59, #59AA86
Triadic#5E59AA, #AA5E59
Split complementary#8759AA, #AA597C
Tetradic#597DAA, #AA59A5, #AA8659

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E0EFE1
Lighter +30%#BEDEC0
Lighter +20%#9CCD9F
Lighter +10%#7BBB7F
Darker −10%#468A4B
Darker −20%#356838
Darker −30%#244626
Darker −40%#132414
More saturated +25%#3AC942
Less saturated −25%#788B7A

Channel breakdown

R89
G170
B94
Red89 (34.9%)
Green170 (66.7%)
Blue94 (36.9%)
Hue123.7°
Saturation (HSL)32.27%
Lightness50.78%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 59 · G AA · B 5E

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